Ted Chapin ran The Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization for more than thirty years, turning a family business into, where he, as the New York Times characterized it, “drastically changed the business of exploiting copyrights by making new shoes from old leather.” On his watch, there were eight Tony Award winning revivals. He expanded the activities by encouraging new and bold productions and by taking on the representation of other authors including Irving Berlin and Andrew Lloyd Webber.
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Among new Broadway premieres were Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, and Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, and highly rated television productions including the multi-racial Cinderella with Whitney Houston on ABC and The Sound of Music Live! on NBC and. He produced many cast recordings as well as a complete all-star studio recording of Allegro, the most interesting flop in the Rodgers and Hammerstein line-up.

In 2003 his book Everything Was Possible: The Birth of the Musical “Follies,”, was published by Alfred A. Knopf. The paperback edition is at Applause Books , and summer ’22 brought a revised version and an audio version narrated by Jonathan Groff.

He has been involved with many theatrical and educational institutions, starting as the co-founder of the Encores! series at New York City Center. He was the producer for two seasons at the 92nd Street Y’s Lyrics and Lyricists, and one, The Bobby Darin Story, has formed the basis for Just In Time: Bobby Darin starring Jonathan Groff announced for Broadway opening in April ’24. He serves on the boards of The American Theater Wing, New York City Center, and the Kurt Weill Foundation, and recently was tapped to be CEO of Broadway Licensing Global. He received an Honorary Degree last June from the Manhattan School of Music.